akamatsu

noun

aka·​mat·​su

ˌä-kə-ˈmät-(ˌ)sü

plural -s

: japanese red pine

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, from aka red + matsu pine

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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